Upgrade from hd6870 Advice!

Jdkost

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Mar 17, 2011
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Hello everyone,

I want to upgrade from a hd6870 to something better. Originally I was going to get a generic HD 7870 for $ 200.00 but ended up getting an Asus gtx 670 on black Friday for the same price. What I'm wondering is should I keep it or pony up for a r9 280x or gtx 770 for $300.00? Is the extra performance worth a $100.00? All of my gaming is done @ 1920x1080 and the rest of my rig rocks(i72600k @ 4.5ghz and ssds in raid) it just seems like the HD 6870 is having a hard time with some of the newer games (far cry 3 and crysis 3). I'm not really a fanboy of either brand but I am on a budget and need to get the most bang for my buck. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!